stitute (H. R. 7761), with the same title, was read twice and, with said report, referred to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed.

Ordered, That said bill (H. R. 1085) lie upon the table.

Mr. Ermentrout, from the Committee on Accounts, to which was referred a resolution in reference to an adjustment of the salaries of the officers and employés in the Doorkeeper's department, House of Representatives, reported a joint resolution (H. Res. 301) relating to the pay of employés in the Doorkeeper's department of the House of Representatives, with a report (No. 2178) in writing thereon; which said joint resolution was read twice and, with said report, referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. == On motion of Mr. Oscar Turner, the Committee on Commerce was discharged from the further consideration of bills of the House of the following titles, and the same were ordered to lie on the table, viz:

H. R. 814. A bill amending section 4414 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, fixing the compensation of inspectors of hulls and boilers in the several districts of the United States.

H. R. 2947. A bill amending section 4414 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, fixing the compensation of inspectors of hulls and boilers in the several districts of the United States.

H. R. 3455. A bill amending section 4414 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, fixing the compensation of inspectors of hulls and boilers in the several districts of the United States.

H. R. 4179. A bill amending section 4414 of the Revised Statutes of the United States, fixing the compensation of inspectors of hulls and boilers in the several districts of the United States.

H. R. 218. A bill amending section 4458 of the Revised Statutes, reg. ulating the fees of inspectors' certificates issued to masters, engineers, pilots, and mates of steam vessels.

H. R. 3542. A bill on the reduction of inspection fees.

Mr. Glascock, from the Committee on Commerce, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 6961) to amend section 4414 of the Revised Statutes, relating to inspectors of hulls and boilers, reported the same without amendment, accompanied by a report (No. 2179) in writing thereon.

Ordered, That said bill and report be referred to the House Calendar and printed.

Mr. Hammond, from the Committee on the Judiciary, to which were referred bills of the House of the following titles, reported the former with and the latter without amendment, accompanied by reports in writ ing thereon, viz:

H. R. 7585. A bill for the relief of William Gardner. (Report No. 2180.)

H. R. 7584. A bill for the relief of A. B. Montgomery. (Report No. 2181.)

Ordered, That said bills, amendment, and reports be referred to the Committee of the Whole House and printed.

Mr. Bagley, from the Committee on Invalid Pensions, to which were referred bills of the House of the following titles, reported the same without amendment (except the said bill H. R. 7262, which was reported with an amendment), accompanied by reports in writing thereon, viz:

H. R. 7262. A bill increasing the pension of Elmira P. Spencer. (Report No. 2182.)

H. R. 7340. A bill granting a pension to John Sparr. (Report No. 2183.)

H. R. 7336. A bill granting a pension to T. A. Morton. (Report No. 2184.)

Ordered, That said bills, amendment, and reports be referred to the Committee of the Whole House and printed.

Mr. Hurd, from the Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred the bill of the House (H. R. 2475) for the relief of the Continental Fire Insurance Company, the Eagle Fire Insurance Company, the City Fire Insurance Company, and the Commercial Mutual Insurance Company, all of New York City, reported a substitute therefor, with a report (No. 2185) in writing thereon; which said substitute (H. R. 7762) for the relief of the Continental Fire Insurance Company, the Eagle Fire Insurance Company, the City Fire Insurance Company, and the Commercial Mutual Insurance Company, all of New York City, the Watson National Bank, the Merchants' National Bank, and the Maryland Fire Insurance Company, of Baltimore, Maryland, was read twice and, with said report, referred to the Committee of the Whole House and ordered to be printed.

Ordered, That said bill (H. R. 2475) lie on the table.

By unanimous consent, bills were introduced, severally read twice, ordered to be printed, and referred as follows, viz:

By Mr. Charles R. Skinner: A bill (H. R. 7763) for the grading and classification of salaries of clerks in all first class post-offices; to the Committee on the Post-Office and Post-Roads.

By Mr. Samuel S. Cox: A bill (H. R. 7664) for the relief of the sufferers by the wreck of the United States steamer Ashuelot; to the Committee on Naval Affairs.

By Mr. Poland: A bill (H. R. 7765) in relation to evidence to quiet titles; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

On motion of Mr. Bratton, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That Tuesday, the 20th of January, at 2 o'clock p. m., be fixed as the time for delivering tributes to the memory of the late Hon. J. H. Evins, late a Representative from South Carolina.

On motion of Mr. Ermentrout, by unanimous consent,

Ordered, That Monday, January 26, 1885, at 2.30 p. m., be fixed as the time for paying appropriate honor to the memory of the late Hon. W. A. Duncan, late a Representative from the State of Pennsylvania.

Mr. Stockslager, as a privileged question, from the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, to which was referred the following resolu tion, reported the same without amendment, viz:

Resolved, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed to report to this House as follows:

First. Whether he has purchased a site for a suitable building for the accommodation of the United States courts, post-office, and other Government offices at Harrisonburg, State of Virginia, as authorized and directed by an act entitled "An act for the erection of a public building at Harrisonburg and Abingdon, State of Virginia," approved July 7,

1882.

Second. What price was paid for said site, if purchased, and whether a valid title has been vested in the United States, and whether the State of Virginia has ceded to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein.

Third. What amount of the money appropriated for the purchase of said site and the commencement of the erection of a suitable building thereon has been expended, and how and for what expended.

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Fourth. The estimated cost, including site, of said building and the amount necessary to be appropriated, in addition to the sum already appropriated, to complete the same.

The House having proceeded to its consideration, the said resolution was agreed to.

Mr. Stockslager moved to reconsider the vote last taken, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

The House then proceeded to the further consideration of the bill of the House (H. R. 5461) to regulate inter-State commerce, and to prohibit unjust discriminations by common carriers, and amendments thereto, pending when the House adjourned on yesterday, the pending question being the motion of Mr. O'Hara to lay on the table the motion of Mr. Blount to reconsider the vote by which the amendment submitted by Mr. O'Hara to section 1 of the said bill was agreed to. And the question being put,

SYeas

It was decided in the affirmative, Nays

Not voting

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The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

So the motion to reconsider the said vote was laid on the table. Mr. Crisp moved to further amend the section as amended by adding after the word "discrimination" the following words, viz:

Nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to prevent any railroad company from providing separate accommodations for white and colored persons.

Pending which,

Mr. Breckinridge submitted the following amendment in the nature of a substitute therefor, viz:

But nothing in this act shall be construed to deny to railroads the right to classify passengers as they may deem best for the public comfort and safety, or to relate to transportation between points wholly within the limits of one State.

After debate,

Mr. Reagan moved the previous question on the pending amendments; which was ordered,

And being being put, first on the amendment submitted by Mr. Breckinridge, viz:

The yeas and nays being desired by one-fifth of the members present, Those who voted in the affirmative are

Mr. Breckinbridge moved to reconsider the vote last taken, and also moved that the motion to reconsider be laid on the table; which latter motion was agreed to.

The question recurring on the amendment submitted by Mr. Crisp as amended;

Pending which,

Mr. Smalls moved to lay the same on the table; which said motion was disagreed to.